This document provides an overview of a Stanford engineering course on European entrepreneurship and innovation. The first session will feature speakers from France and Russia discussing startup accelerators and venture capital. Subsequent sessions will cover other European countries and topics such as big data startups, software accelerators, and equity crowdfunding. The course aims to connect European study abroad students to opportunities in Silicon Valley and Stanford. Requirements include weekly attendance and a final essay. The course is supported by European government partners and industry sponsors.

1. European Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Thought Leaders
Course
Introduc-on
(ME421)
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2014
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Dr. Burton H. Lee PhD MBA | Prof Larry Leifer
Course Director, Lecturer | Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
burton.lee@stanford.edu
http://me421.stanford.edu
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2. Speakers
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‘European
Entrepreneurship
&
Innova-on
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France + Russia
Startup Accelerators & Venture Capital
Alice Zagury
CEO - TheFamily (Paris)
Sasha Galitsky
Managing Partner
Almaz Capital
(Moscow)
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3. Today’s Session
Jan 6 2014
France and Russia
Startup Accelerators & Venture Capital
Alice Zagury
CEO & Co-Founder
TheFamily
(Paris)
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6
2014
Sasha Galitsky
Managing Partner
Almaz Capital Partners
(Moscow)
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6. Next Week’s Session
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Estonia and Germany
Big Data Startups & Software Accelerators|Funds
Rainer Sternfeld
CEO & Founder
Marinexplore
(Tallinn – Silicon Valley)
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Uwe Horstmann
Founding Partner
Project-A Ventures
(Berlin)
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9. Course Overview and Goals
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11. European
Entrepreneurship
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Innova-on
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Stanford
Stanford
Engineering
ME421
Winter
2014
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Speaker
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13. Class Schedule
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Jan 6:
France + Russia – Startup Accelerators & Venture Capital
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Jan 13: Estonia + Germany – Big Data Startups & Software Accelerators | Venture Funds
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Jan 20: NO CLASS - Holiday
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Jan 27: Bulgaria + Slovenia – Enterprise Software & Design Firms in Southeast Europe
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Feb 10: UK + Croatia – Equity Crowdfunding and Ag Startups
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Feb 17: NO CLASS - Holiday
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Feb 24: Switzerland + Italy – Venture Capital & ‘Maker’ Movements
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Mar 3: Flanders + Sweden – Enterprise Software Startups and Venture Capital
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Mar 10: Hungary + Turkey – Digital Infrastructure Startups
Denmark + Austria - European Expansion Strategies for Silicon Valley Startups
Session topics and speakers subject to change
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14. Course Overview and Goals
• Offered Winter 2014 (Year Six)
– Previous years: Winter ‘13, ‘12, ‘11 & ‘10; Winter/Spring ‘09
• Companion to current Stanford SoE entrepreneurship courses:
– Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL/STVP)
– Asian High Tech Entrepreneurship (US-Asia Center)
• Connecting Bing Overseas Studies Program (BOSP) students @
European study centers to Silicon Valley|Stanford campus
• Western, Central, Eastern & Nordic Europe
– Iceland to Russia
– Scandinavia to the Mediterranean
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15. The Story of European Entrepreneurship in Europe
Europeans in Silicon Valley
Arts,
Culture,
Language
&
TradiDons
History
&
PoliDcs
Entrepreneurship
and
Startups
in
Europe
Today
Europeans
in
Silicon
Valley
Law
&
Policy
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InsDtuDons
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PersonaliDes
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16. Course Requirements & Logistics
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17. Handouts
• Student Release Forms – Video & Audio
– Please sign and return to course instructor
• Student Attendance Sheets
– Must be signed/initialed – In Class – in order to
receive attendance credit for a session
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18. Teaching Team
• Dr. Burton H Lee PhD MBA
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Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, Design Group
Citizenship: USA
Ancestry: British, Irish, Welch, Scottish, Dutch
Burton.Lee@stanford.edu
• Gerald Brantner – Course Assistant
– PhD Candidate, ME|CS (Robotics)
– Citizenship: Austria
– Geraldb@stanford.edu
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19. Course Requirements
Registered Stanford Students Only
• Weekly Attendance Requirements:
– Students must attend or watch 7 of 8 lectures
– Sign the attendance sheets passed around in class
– One missed lecture may be made up with outside reading –
must be discussed and agreed upon in advance w Instructor
• End-of-Quarter Essay
– Write 2-3 page essay on what you learned, major differences/
similarities between entrepreneurship in Europe and Silicon
Valley
– Questions/Details to be announced later this quarter
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20. Post-Lecture Dinners w Speakers
Limited to Enrolled Students
• Voluntary and Optional
– Are not counted towards student grade or class performance
• Student Networking with European Speakers
• Space Limitations
• Maximum of 4 students per dinner
• Limit of 1 dinner per enrolled student
• Student Sign-ups
• Online and in front of classroom
• Cancellation: 24 hours notice to instructor; re-booking not guaranteed
• Many thanks to our European Government and Silicon Valley
Industry Partners for supporting these dinners
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21. Join Our Online Community
Speaker Videos – YouTube Channel
‘StanfordEuropreneurs’
‘European Innovation @Stanford’
Speaker Presentation Slides
www.slideshare.net/burtonlee1
@europreneurs
Website:
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22. Video-Recording, Photos & Archiving
All Students and Attendees
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Video|Audio Recording of Sessions
– Speakers and Audience Q&A (High Definition)
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Online Video|Audio Archives
– YouTube channel: “StanfordEuropreneurs” - “European Innovation @ Stanford”
– See course website for links
– Goal: available within 5 days of each session
– Selected portions may also appear on Stanford iTunes, STVP’s eCorner and other
Stanford ‘channels’ in the future
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Session Photos
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Selected photos of classroom participants and discussions – speakers, students, others
Pinterest, Picasa@Google
Student, Attendee and Speaker Permissions/Release Forms
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Please see Course Instructor or Course Assistant
Available up front at the beginning and end of each class
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Persons not wishing to appear in videos are requested to sit in areas that are off
camera, and to refrain from speaking or asking questions during class
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23. Stanford Partners
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24. Stanford Partners
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iMinds ICT Research Institute
Enterprise Estonia – Silicon Valley
Ghent, Flanders Region, Belgium
Silicon Valley, CA
Tallinn, Estonia
DLA Piper LLP
Silicon Valley, CA
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25. European
Partner
Countries,
Regions
&
Companies
Speakers
in
Stanford
Engineering
ME421
Graduate
Course
2014
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26. European Government Partners
2014
iMinds ICT Research Institute
Enterprise Estonia – Silicon Valley
Ghent, Flanders Region, Belgium
Silicon Valley, CA
Tallinn, Estonia
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27. European Government Partners
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30. Industry Partner
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Platinum Partner
DLA Piper LLP
Silicon Valley, CA
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31. European
Partner
Countries,
Regions
&
Companies
Speakers
in
Stanford
Engineering
ME421
Graduate
Course
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32. Today’s Session
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33. Today’s Session
Jan 6 2014
France and Russia
Startup Accelerators & Venture Capital
Alice Zagury
CEO & Co-Founder
TheFamily
(Paris)
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6
2014
Sasha Galitsky
Managing Partner
Almaz Capital Partners
(Moscow)
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34. Next Week’s Session
Jan 13 2014
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35. Next Week’s Session
Jan 13 2014
Estonia and Germany
Big Data Startups & Software Accelerators|Funds
Rainer Sternfeld
CEO & Founder
Marinexplore
(Tallinn – Silicon Valley)
Jan
6
2014
Uwe Horstmann
Founding Partner
Project-A Ventures
(Berlin)
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